CASCADES TRANSPORT INC

DBA NIL

USDOT 1199380 MC 478321 Kingsey Falls, QC Authorized For-Hire
180 power units 185 drivers 24.3M mi/yr
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FRED Score 94.9 / 100 The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
Moderate confidence
22 yrs history · 163 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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  • How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit and per mile
  • Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
  • How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week

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Fleet, registration and cargo

Fleet and equipment

Power units
180
Drivers · CDL
185 · 185
Annual miles
24.3M ~135k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks0000
Tractors90530143
Trailers4714610932

Registration

Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
Registered
Jan 8, 2004 (22 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Oct 26, 2026
Officers
HUGHES SIMON · SUSAN MARTIN
Phone
(819) 363-5800
Email
susan_martin@cascades.com
Address
2 Rue Parenteau, Kingsey Falls QC J0A 1B0

Cargo

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General FreightPaper Products

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 0 injury · 0 people hurt in all
Inspections
163
84% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
0.8%
1 of 125 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 163 driver inspections
Violations
34
1 out-of-service violation
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 19 inspections, 0 out of service 19 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 24 inspections, 0 out of service 24 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 23 inspections, 0 out of service 23 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 23 inspections, 0 out of service 23 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 24 inspections, 1 out of service 24 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 23 inspections, 0 out of service 23 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 19 inspections, 0 out of service 19 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 8 inspections, 0 out of service 8 Q3 '26
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Violations

34 on the FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    22 · 1 out-of-service
    Brakes 15 · Lights 6 · Steering & suspension 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    9 · 0 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 6 · No log 2 · Over hours limit 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    3 · 0 out-of-service
    Reckless / lane 2 · Speeding 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

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Crashes

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
1 crash
  • Oct
    10
    2024
    Oct 10, 2024 · New York
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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On FMCSA's filing record
Liability (BIPD)
$750,000 · State National Insurance Company, Inc.
on record since Jul 1, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Feb 2004
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → State National Insurance Company, Inc. (Jul 2024)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it operates

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Inspections by state
  • New York 143
  • New Hampshire 8
  • Vermont 6
  • Maine 4
  • Massachusetts 1
  • Michigan 1

Runs well beyond its home state: 0 of 163 inspections were in QC.

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